STATE v. GREEN

No. 67.

259 S.E.2d 904 (1979)

298 N.C. 793

STATE of North Carolina v. William Earl GREEN.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 4, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen. David S. Crump, Raleigh, for the state.

Willis A. Talton, Greenville, for defendant-appellant.


BRITT, Justice.

Defendant contends the trial court erred in the following respects: (1) In denying his motion to suppress evidence relating to his alleged confession; (2) in denying his motion for nonsuit; and (3) in failing to submit attempted arson as an alternative verdict. We find merit in contentions (1) and (3) and hold that defendant is entitled to a new trial.

At the 2 January 1979 Session of Pitt Superior Court, Presiding Judge Cowper conducted a...

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